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WAIT ON
When wait refers to time, on is not needed.
Incorrect: Please do not wait on me if I am not at the station when you arrive.
Correct: Please do not wait for me if I am not at the station when you arrive.
When the word refers to the actions of a waiter or waitress, wait on is acceptable.
Correct: The headwaiter assigned the red-haired woman to wait on me.
WANDER, WONDER
Wander means to walk around with no destination in mind.
Wonder, as a noun, means astonishment or curiosity. As a verb, it means to feel curiosity or doubt.
WEB
Web is short for World Wide Web.
Spell out World Wide Web in your first usage and then use Web thereafter. When referring to the Internet, Web is always capitalized.
Example: Web page, Web browser, Web address, ...
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